US1840248A

US1840248A - Rear view mirror

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Publication number: US1840248A
Application number: US124871A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles H Oishei
Original assignee: Trico Products Corp
Current assignee: Trico Products Corp
Priority date: 1926-07-26
Filing date: 1926-07-26
Publication date: 1932-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1949-01-05

Description

il H. OISHE! REAR VIEW MIRROR Filed July 2G, 1926 .fm/enter @aries H Oliv/lez) l @Mwqd Patented Jan. 5, 1932 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE CHARLES H. OISHEI, OF DETROIT,VMICHIGAN, .ASSIGNOR TO TRIGO PRODUCTS CORPORA- TION, 0F ]?UE`1.5.]'.0,r NEW- YORK A REAR VIEW MIRROR Application led July 26,

"S manufacturers of automobiles, the aesthetic qualities of automobiles have become of great moment and the interior linish of closed cars in Vparticular has gained considerable importance asa selling factor for the vehicle.

l* The several instruments on the instrumentboard are framed by enclosures, the design of each being in harmony with the lines of the vehicle as well as with each other. These harmonious trimmings of the interiors of Pi closed cars have also extended to the different window and windshield controlling devices which, are arranged ofi' or away from the 1nstrument board. At present, the rear view mirrors, by reason of their peculiar and d20. bracket mountings,`present more or less un .25 of the car.

sightly andincongruous spectacles in sharp Vcontrast with the otherwise harmonious finished interior of-the motor vehicle and devtract'much `from the otherwise attractiveness The object of the present invention is to provide a rear view mirror bracket which will harmonize with the interior fimshmgs of the car and permit the manufacturer to attain that degree oiexcellence in the trim of 'the car which he has set out to accomplish.v

The invent-ion further has for an object to provide a harmonious cover plate for concealing the hitherto unsightly body portion of the mirror bracket and rendering such bracket in Vfull accord withthe remainingr interior fixtures of the vehicle.

. Inthe drawings,

1 is anrinterior view of a ymotor vehicle of the closed car type, depicting more or less schematically'the several instruments and controlslin association with the improved mirror bracket, clearly showing the harmoniousefiect of the present invention.

1926. Serial No. 124,871.

line 3 3 of Fig. 2, further disclosing the i formation of the cover plate, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. o

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the numeral l designates the instrument board of a closed car showing the several instruments enclosed in frames 2 of a harmonious design. The numeral 3 indicates the steering column bracket while the numeral 4 indicates the windshield control, both devices having a design in harmony with that of the frames 2. In the modern vehicle, this harmonious effect is carried out in the finish of the several instruments and controls within the car as well as without, as in the radiator and headlights, thereby producing a pleasing and aesthetic effect which weighs mightily in the offering of the vehicle to a prospective customer or pur-" chaser. f

In the mounting of rear view mirrors w1thin the passenger compartment of closed cars,

vit is frequently necessary to lower the mirror to a plane at a considerable distance from its point of attachment to the vehicle so as to permit the driver or operator of the car to obtain his desired field of vision to the rear yof the vehicle. Owing to this fact, it has been necessary kto provide mirror supporting brackets with long depending arms from which the mirror is supported in a lower plane, thereby exposing the body portion of the bracket to the View of the passengers within the car. With the several instruments and controls within the car finished ofi' in'harmony, the bare bracket of the rear view mir ror extends out in bold contrast, thereby accentuating its unsightliness and detracting more or less from the otherwise pleasing interior finish of the vehicle. The bracket comprises a bar-like body portion 5 which is attached to the vehicle above the windshield by a plurality of screws 6, and from the ends of the bar-like body portion 5 extend a pair of arms 7 which are suitably apertured or slotted for receiving the adjustment bolt 8 which also passes through the rearwardly extending arms 9 of the mirror plate or body l0 for permitting more or less universal adjustment of the mirror whereby the driver may obtain the desired field of vision to the rear. The body portion of the bracket, which is exposed to view above the mirror plate 10 consists of a strip of metal which has no beauty in itself, and therefore the cover plate l1 is superposed on thisbody portionso as to vconceal theV same and render the bracket as a whole, harmonious with the interior finish of the vehicle.

Inthe' present'inveiition, the cover 'plate 1 being preferably spaced front. the adjacent Wall'of'thevehicle body, as by sustaining spacers,- or suitable spacing lugs (not shown) on the bracket body. Thecoverplate not only accords afin-ish to theA bracket in full 90 harmony ywith 'the general' Ldesign carriedl out in f the'interiorj finishing of the vehicle, but

conceals thefbarelikebody porti'oir as well as its attaching screws 6i.'v Y y Suitable" means may-'be providedlforI preventing unauthorized displacement, Vsuch means in the present instance consistingfofaV screw llwliich'isf passed through an vaperture iii thel'oweriportionofthe cover plate and kdirectly into the wall ofthe vehicle body. 40 This 'attaching' screvvI securelylholdsthecover plate; against4` vertical movement and consequently retainsthe lugs 13' 'in their operative positionforwsecuring the upperportion of the fc'over 'platef againstV outward Avibration' 'or screw'flllin accordance `with the finish ofthe cover'plate', it'sfappearance is1 merged into that ofthe plate itself' and is, there-fore, un-

objectionable. In lieu of th-eattaching 'screw :S0wz 14, theflower portion of the cover Vplate may b'efpr'ovidedwith a barbedl point"y integral With'the'body plate and vcapable of'beingfirmly embedded inthe wall of the 'vehicle"body. 'Asltlie cover' plate is separate from" the V` bracket,` the/'bracket may. be mad-e from` an unfinished orfclieali) grade of material Awhich neednot'jbe finished at all. The saine style o'fjbi'acketmaybe used fordifi'erent makes of automobiles and'a cover plate 'provided for each make in harmony 'withV the* particular finish or designofi'that automobile, which cover-'plate may be readily positioned over the bracket so'as to bring the bracket into fulllaccord'andlharmony'with the particular interior' finish ofthevehicle;

What is claimed is: i

l. A rear view mirror comprising an attaching body portion and means extending therefrom for supporting a member in a position to expose the body portion, means eX- tending. through saidlbody portionfor attaching the same to a. support, .anda cover plate for concealing said body portion and said attaching means, said firstmeans eX- tendingjout beyond said -cove-rI plate Vforsupporting said member and said cover plate Vhavingan attaching part extending behind saidbody portion for-being secured between the body vportion and the underlying portion of the support.

2.v A rearv view-mirror comprisingaii attaching; body portion: and: means extending therefrom. ifor' supporting, ar member, attach ing; means extending through said body portionfor attachingthe same to afsuppfort, an ornamental cover seated on fthe ybody-portion and concealing; the -samevand said attaching means while exposing; said. first means, said covenhafvingxa piart'hooking over said'body portion,- andV a lockingr member' passed' through said. cover` and into ya portion Lof-.tile

support-:for cooperating with said cover part in securing the *coverY in position.-`

3. A-detachable cover member'for afmirror suppertin'gl bracket with anV exposedl body.

1portion;y comprising a platehaving ripper: and lower marginal flange A portions forv seating directly on the structure to whichthecbody portion ofrthe bracket isi secured', saidp'late being adapted. to overlie the fbodyfportion.

andliaving' a positioning lug extending." from one flange' portion toward the otheriflange yportion for interlocking uwith said'ibodyi'por- "tion, said flug lying fin thesameplanefwiththe structure-engaging edges of said upperfand lower; marginal EHannie?portions, the eridfmarginalnorti'ons of said plate being recessedito permit` of engagement of said lug vwith isaid Abody portion;l 45'm`ovement. By'polishing'the-'headof* the` 4I A rear'viewmirrorfforfautomobiilesin cli'iding asupnorting bracket"consistingof'an attaching body portion, va separable finishing cover plate for 1said bodyportien. an linterlocking connection betweerrsaid bodvportion and said' cover plate; and asingle means for securing said interlocking connection-in place and for securingqsaidcover pl-ate'direetlyhto the vehicle. v-

5. In a rear view: mirror for automotive equipment. having an attaching portion,v a -cover nlate for the attaching` portion separate and distinct therefrom. and seated directli7 thereonfto conceal the saine, saidcover plate having spaced lugs engaged over'andfbehind the attachingportion to support the cover plate thereon.'V

6. Ina-rear view mirror for automotive equipment having *an* attaching. portion,v a cover plate for the attaching portion'separate and'distinct therefrom and seated'fdirect- 1y thereon to conceal the same, said cover plate having spaced lugs engaged over and behind the attaching portion to support the cover plate thereon, and means maintaining said lugs in engagement with said attaching portion.

7 An escutcheon plate for rear View mirlror brackets having at one of its edges integrally formed ears bent downwardly to form a pocket between the plate proper and each of the ears, said pockets being adapted to receive a portion of the mirror bracket with which the escutcheon plate is to be associated, said escutcheon plate being further provided at the' edge opposite the ears with van aperture adapted to receive means for preventing inadvertent disengagement of the ears.

8. An escutcheon plate for rear view mirror brackets having an encircling liange forming a compartment to accommodate the part of the mirror brackets which it is designed to conceal, means formed inwardly from the edge of said flange on one side of the plate for interlocking with the mirror brackets and removable means at the other side of the plate to cooperate with said first means for maintaining the interlocked relationship between the escutcheon plate and the mirror brackets with which it is associated.

CHARLES H. OISHEI.